William Manchester

William Raymond Manchester (1 April 1922 – 1 Juni 2004)[2] adalah seorang pengarang, biografer dan sejarawan asal Amerika. Ia adalah pengarang 18 buku yang diterjemahkan ke dalam lebih dari 20 bahasa.[3] Ia dianugerahi National Humanities Medal dan Abraham Lincoln Literary Award.

William Manchester
LahirWilliam Raymond Manchester
(1922-04-01)1 April 1922
Attleboro, Massachusetts, AS
Meninggal1 Juni 2004(2004-06-01) (umur 82)
Middletown, Connecticut
MakamIndian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut[1]
PekerjaanSejarawan, Biografer, Profesor
KebangsaanAmerika
Karya terkenalAmerican Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880–1964
The Death of a President
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill

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  1. ^ http://www.granitesign.com/about-fox-becker.html
  2. ^ Severo, Richard (June 2, 2004). "William Manchester, Whose Biographies Detailed Power in the 20th Century, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 
  3. ^ According to one writer, "Scholars generally disliked the biographies by Manchester. They were deemed superficial, anecdotal, hyperbolic, and hagiographic." Eugene L. Rasor, Winston S. Churchill, 1874–1965: A Comprehensive Historiography and Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Press. 2000, p. 62.

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